March23-27

4. go over homework
Homework: read through the poems in the book (or other poems) and choose at least 2 for your project

Thursday 3/26 (poet projects from last year)

 * ===go over the homework from pg. 570===
 * ===review purple poetry paper - what questions do you have?===
 * ===(p.5 [|Alicia Keys - Free verse])===
 * ===Let's look at some of the poems in the lit. book (identity p.317)===
 * ===begin your poetry project===

Friday 3/27
===1. Literary Magazine - they need YOUR stories and poems!! If you'd like to see your original work published in the school literary magazine, make sure it is in a digital format that we can give to Mrs. Bonfanti next week!===

2.Continue to work on poetry project sheet - by today, you should have your 3 poems selected and titles written on your sheet.

 * ==the page should be completed and ready to present on Tuesday. ==

Monday 3/30
===1. Remember - if you want to submit your original work to the Literary Magazine all you have to do is drop your document in the Literary Magazine server file (connect to server, scroll down and click on "public" then find Literary Magazine)===

Wednesday 4/1

 * ===Bring your journal tomorrow===
 * ===we will finish poetry presentations today===

3. Click on this link [|scholastic poetry page]
===4. Read through the free verse poetry workshop, follow the directions, be prepared to write a free verse poem DUE by the end of class MONDAY. Your free verse poem will be a 3, 4, 4===
 * ===3 stanzas long===
 * ===4 lines in each stanza===
 * ===4 elements of poetry included===

***Your goal for today is to get finished with step 3 of "writing your poem"
===(those of you who can already write a poem should read through the [|Maya Angelou workshop]!!!!!) ===

Friday 4/3  (If you have a piece of writing to submit to the literary magazine, drop it in the public drop box TODAY)
===1. There will be a TEST on your knowledge of the elements of poetry on TUESDAY. You will be given 2 poems to analyze. Study all of the elements of poetry we went over while reading all of our poems in class.===

